BOURNES Synonyms: 37 Similar and Opposite Words

bournes

noun

variants also bourns

plural of bourne

as in purposes

something that one hopes or intends to accomplish still searching for the bourne that would give his life meaning

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Noun

One of the purposes of Ameri’kana is to gather with other people, meet new neighbors and participate in the arts with others.

— Kansas City Star, Kansas City Star, 31 July 2026
Our waiter, Juan, was – as all servers at Papi Steak are – quick to illuminate the kaleidoscopic dish with a pocket flashlight, apparently for documentary purposes.

— Connie Ogle July 31, Miami Herald, 31 July 2026

Definition of purposes

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To break through the water’s tight molecular network, the escaping CO2 relies on nucleation sites—microscopic rough spots, impurities, or foreign objects that disrupt the arrangement of water molecules and allow gas molecules to easily cluster.

— Encyclopedia Britannica, Encyclopedia Britannica, 5 Aug. 2026
An executor may have a deadline and dozens or hundreds of objects to dispose of.

— Daniel Cassady, ARTnews.com, 5 Aug. 2026

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Putnam And Leadership Functionalism, and the vast majority of Putnam’s ideas, belong to the realm of analytic philosophy, one of the two major branches of 20th-century philosophy, along with continental philosophy.

— Theodore McDarrah, Forbes.com, 31 July 2026
From longline styles, like Jennifer Lawrence’s denim jorts, to Margot Robbie’s polished Bermuda style, these outfit formulas offer new ideas built around the best basics, making these summer staples feel impossibly fresh.

— Kristina Rutkowski, Vogue, 31 July 2026

Definition of ideas

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American armed forces launched the war alongside Israel, which has different interests, redlines, and objectives.

— Erik Lin-Greenberg, Foreign Affairs, 31 July 2026
The inference of the joint venture was clear; if FIFA continued to pursue proposals that Europe and South America did not think were in their interests, then those confederations would work independently to achieve their own objectives.

— Adam Crafton, New York Times, 31 July 2026

Definition of objectives

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The Philadelphia Phillies have made little secret of their intentions ahead of this year's trade deadline, with a top-heavy roster in need of some reinforcements.

— Peter Chawaga, Forbes.com, 29 July 2026
Assessing the real motives and intentions of the regime in Tehran is difficult.

— James Kirchick, The Atlantic, 29 July 2026

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